Last Minute Fathers’ Day Food Gifts

Don’t forget fathers’ day! Here are some last minute gift ideas from area vendors.

How about a book for dad as he reclines in the hammock with a few wobbly pops? The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth about Food and Flavour, Mark Schatzker (Wordsworth Books Waterloo, $35). The book looks at how our food has become flavourless and how the food industry has become a technology hub creating craveable but nutritionally empty food.

Maybe a good knife? The Culinary Studio in Kitchener offers a classic 8” Wusthof chef’s knife for $175 (with a discount). And dad can visit the Studio anytime for a crash course on how to use the new blade and keep it sharp.

Get dad a big black cast iron pan from Relish Cooking Studio, Waterloo. It’s the best thing ever — since 1896. A heavyweight skillet, it heats evenly and stays hot. Great for searing and browning ($20-$100).

A near perfect cooking implement (Photo: WREats).

Finally, it’s all about the meats. Big Meats!

Brady’s Meats and Deli in Waterloo will have a few big Flintstones-sized Tomahawk ribeyes ($16/lb for 3lbs) and 28 day dry-aged baseball steaks (centre cut top sirloin; $16 a piece), as well as 50 day dry-aged ribeyes ($24/lb).

Trotter’s Guelph will have some meaty special cuts, and you might find some Tomahawks at Victoria Street Market. They also have a pretty neat dry-aging room to check out too.

Beauties from The Bauer Butcher (Photo: Bauer Butcher).

Waterloo’s Bauer Butcher will have some nice thick ribeyes and t-bones in the $16-$28/ lb range. As well, some Ontario Wagyu striploins will be in stock ($50 / lb).